First teaching, first period

Describe It was three o’ clock and just seven students were in the classroom. They said “hello” in a polite way, and I could see that they were going to be good students with me. They were talking about things of their school. I was waiting for some student for starting the class because some of them were arriving in that moment.  The environment was really good; I could feel the energy of those guys. The seating arrangement was in a normal way since there were a lot of desks, but I’m thinking about how to fix them in the next class. I used a chart for explaining the grammar part, worksheets for the first activity. Moreover, I used some pictures for the second activity in which they had to create some sentences, and I gave one picture per group for creating a description of the places that each group had. At the end, they had to present each picture with their characteristics.
(Analyze)		Plan Action
Interpret	Generalize
Some students were very active; they were speaking a lot and kidding with their classmates. I took advantage of them because when I asked some things they were the first ones to answer, and I saw them like an example for the others to participate. I think that they were with energy because of the topic that was too + adjective + infinitive. It was related with famous places around the world and it wasn’t difficult for them. I gave a picture to each group and at the end, they had to present it. I saw that they were not ashamed when they had to speak. Presentations are really important because students can put into practice their vocabulary. It was evident that they liked to speak.    Presentations can help in student learning since they feel that they really can speak the foreign language. Moreover, they throw away their shyness.	Based on what I already know about presentations, I think that students can do it if they have the enough vocabulary for doing it. I mean according to the level. Those students really liked to speak, and it is good if we exploit that skill from them. Based on what I observed, I think students generally could get the topic and present their landscapes. They didn’t look like if they were forced being there. They really enjoyed it. I believe that speak in front of other people can help student learning because in the future they will feel without fear. If some day, they are in front of a foreign person, they will feel more confident when they speak. It feels really good when you feel secure of what you are saying.	So, in the future, I will do speaking activities. They enjoy more when they are busy preparing what they are going to say. In future lessons, I will look for more activities. Some of the students finish them earlier than others, and they distract the ones that are busy. The next time I teach this lesson, I will add reading activities. In future experiences, I will also include a warm up I could not do it in the first class because of the activities that the teacher told me to do, and I had not enough time. However, I think that I could handle the time in a better way.